DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

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Synopsis of Current Program Funding Opportunities

Breast Cancer
Defense Medical Research and Development Program
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury
Vision

FY18 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)

Mechanism	Program Announcement/Instructions	Release Date	Funding Amount	Submission Deadline
Breakthrough Levels 1 and 2 Award II	Program Announcement Application Instructions	July 17, 2018	Funding Level 1: Maximum funding of $375,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs). The maximum period of performance is 3 years. Funding Level 1 with Partnering PI Option: Maximum funding of $600,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs). The maximum period of performance is 3 years. Funding Level 2: Maximum funding of $750,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs). The maximum period of performance is 3 years. Funding Level 2 with Partnering PI Option: Maximum funding of $ 1 million (M) for direct costs (plus indirect costs). The maximum period of performance is 3 years.	Pre-Application (Letter of Intent): November 1, 2018 Application: November 15, 2018
Breakthrough Levels 3 and 4 Award II	Program Announcement Application Instructions	July 17, 2018	Funding Level 3: Maximum funding of $2.5M in direct costs (plus indirect costs). The maximum period of performance is 4 years. Funding Level 3 with Partnering PI Option: Maximum funding of $4M for direct costs (plus indirect costs). The maximum period of performance is 4 years. Funding Level 4 and Funding Level 4 with Partnering PI Option: Maximum funding of $10M for direct costs (plus indirect costs). The maximum period of performance is 4 years.	Pre-Application (Preproposal): September 24, 2018 Invited Application: December 13, 2018

FY18 Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP)

Mechanism	Program Announcement/Instructions	Release Date	Funding Amount	Submission Deadline
FY18 Accelerating Innovation in Military Medicine (AIMM) Research Award	Program Announcement Application Instructions	August 7, 2018	Maximum funding of $350,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs). Period of performance should not exceed 18 months.	Pre-Application (Preproposal): September 26, 2018 Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only. Application: January 2, 2019

FY18 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program (DMDRP)

Mechanism	Program Announcement/Instructions	Release Date	Funding Amount	Submission Deadline
Career Development Award	Program Announcement Application Instructions	June 11, 2018	Maximum funding of $275,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs) Period of performance not to exceed 2 years	Pre-Application (Letter of Intent): November 14, 2018 Letter of Intent is required. Application: December 5, 2018
Investigator-Initiated Research Award	Program Announcement Application Instructions	June 11, 2018	Maximum funding of $600,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs) Period of performance not to exceed 3 years Optional Interdisciplinary Collaborator: Additional maximum of $150,000 in direct costs over the 3-year period of performance Optional Nested Traineeship: Additional maximum of $50,000 for residents or $30,000 for medical students in direct costs (plus indirect costs) over a 1-year period of performance	Pre-Application (Preproposal): August 29, 2018 Preproposal is required; Application submission is by invitation only. Invited Application: December 5, 2018

FY18 Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program (PH/TBIRP)

Mechanism	Program Announcement/Instructions	Release Date	Funding Amount	Submission Deadline
Resilience and Readiness Optimization/Enhancement Translational Research Award (R2OE-TRA)	Program Announcement Application Instructions	September 19, 2018	Maximum funding of $2.5M for total costs (includes direct and indirect costs). Maximum period of performance is 3 years.	Pre-Application (Letter of Intent): October 5, 2018 Application: November 16, 2018
PHTBIRP Joint DoD and VA Long-term Impact of Military-relevant Brain Injury Consortium (LIMBIC)	Program Announcement Application Instructions	August 21, 2018	Maximum allowable costs (direct and indirect) are $25M via the DoD. Up to an additional $5M per year for 5 years will be provided by the VA to VA sites, depending on availability of funds. Maximum period of performance is 5 years.	Pre-Application (Preproposal): October 8, 2018 Application: January 7, 2019
Complex Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research – Clinical Research Award (CTRR – CRA)	Program Announcement Application Instructions	August 15, 2018	Maximum funding of $2.0M for total costs (includes direct and indirect costs) Maximum period of performance is 3 years.	Pre-Application (Preproposal): September 24, 2018 Application: December 17, 2018
Complex Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research – Clinical Trial Award (CTRR – CTA)	Program Announcement Application Instructions	August 15, 2018	Maximum funding of $2.0M for total costs (includes direct and indirect costs) Maximum period of performance is 3 years.	Pre-Application (Preproposal): September 24, 2018 Application: December 17, 2018
Complex Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Research - Clinical Trial Development Award (CTRR-CTDA)	Program Announcement Application Instructions	August 15, 2018	Maximum funding of $200,000 for total costs (includes direct and indirect costs) Maximum period of performance is 12 months.	Pre-Application (Preproposal): September 24, 2018 Application: December 17, 2018

FY18 Vision Research Program (VRP)

Mechanism	Program Announcement/Instructions	Release Date	Funding Amount	Submission Deadline
Focused Translational Team Science Award (FTTSA)	Program Announcement Application Instructions	July 26, 2018	Maximum funding of $5.0M for direct costs (plus indirect costs) Maximum period of performance is 4 year.	Pre-Application (Preproposal): September 4, 2018 Invited Application: December 4, 2018
Investigator Initiated Research Award (IIRA)	Program Announcement Application Instructions	July 26, 2018	Maximum funding of $500K for direct costs (plus indirect costs). Maximum period of performance is 3 years.	Pre-Application (Preproposal): September 4, 2018 Invited Application: December 4, 2018

Last updated Friday, November 9, 2018